Modern Processor Design - Fundamentals of Superscalar Processors

Author: John Paul Shen
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: This book is a textbook on superscalar processor design, used in the superscalar processor design course at Carnegie Mellon University. The book's features include: highlighting key concepts and fundamental principles while hiding complex technical details; presenting in-depth yet accessible explanations; and covering comprehensive and up-to-date content. The book covers basic processor design concepts such as instruction sets and pipelines, as well as superscalar structures and major technical approaches. It also provides examples of superscalar processors and offers a comprehensive analysis and summary of current superscalar processor products. The book includes advanced discussion topics and introduces some new superscalar technologies. This book is a textbook on superscalar processor design, used in the superscalar processor design course at Carnegie Mellon University. The book's features include: highlighting key concepts and fundamental principles while hiding complex technical details; presenting in-depth yet accessible explanations; and covering comprehensive and up-to-date content. The book covers basic processor design concepts such as instruction sets and pipelines, as well as superscalar structures and major technical approaches. It also provides examples of superscalar processors and offers a comprehensive analysis and summary of current superscalar processor products. The book includes advanced discussion topics and introduces some new superscalar technologies. This book is suitable for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in computer system architecture as a textbook and reference, as well as for researchers in fields such as processor design.